In doing so, he became the youngest victor of the Sydney International since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001, and the first home talent to claim the prize since Bernard Tomic in 2013.

Alex de Minaur of Australia celebrates defeating Andreas Seppi of Italy in the men's final match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019.

"I've got a lot of expectations now. I'm really happy", de Minaur said. I feel like I'm a much better player. "That's the way final should be, I think", Kvitova said. In a tournament in which none of the seeded players made it to the final four, Sandgren was playing only his second ATP final - having lost in Houston a year ago - while it was the first for wildcard entrant Norrie.

"To back it up from Sydney, I am proud that I was able to get it done in three sets."

Once again, De Minaur had to come from behind but he edged the tiebreak and celebrated his victory by falling flat on his back before kissing the court.

As Australia's highest-ranked male player with a world ranking of 29, de Minaur earned a seeding of 27th for the Australian Open, unlike compatriots Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic, who have paid heavily by drawing big guns Milos Raonic and Marin Cilic respectively.

Sousa was immediately on the back foot in the third set when de Minaur claimed a double break to leap out to a 3-0 lead but to the credit of the Portuguese world number 103 he broke back and then held serve to trail 3-2.

Seppi on Friday ran through Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, taking control of the semi-final in a first-set tiebreaker before eventually winning 7-6 (7-3) 6-4.

The 34-year-old Seppi, playing in his first decider in more than three years, hasn't won a tournament since 2012.

Sharma prevailed against countrywoman Priscilla Ho 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in an enthralling contest on the outside courts lasting two hours and nine minutes.

"What happened was, he was disappointed that the Australian Open had decided early in the piece that the bottom half of the draw was going to be played on the first day before people knew who was going to be in the final of Sydney and Auckland".

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One person has survived a plane crash that saw a cargo aircraft plough into homes, killing at least 15 people. The Boeing 707 crashed into a wall at the airport and entered a residential area near the airport.

He has since become a vocal critic of the Government's Brexit plans, urging ministers to take a tougher stance in divorce talks. Rejecting her proposed package, she said it "would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy".

A lawyer by trade, Castro, 44, caught the eye of former President Barack Obama and others during his tenure as San Antonio mayor. Some Democrats believe an establishment figure who can appeal to centrist voters is the way to win back the White House.

Police said it did not appear that the shooter was a driver or passenger in any of the three vehicles involved in the collision. She describes the city, a 15-mile drive west of Sacramento, as a "progressive, safe, family-oriented university community".

Doubts about the second seed's ability to withstand seven matches on hardcourts were reinforced when he retired in the U.S. And 14-time major victor Djokovic hailed Murray in an Instagram post on the eve of the Australian Open in Melbourne .

Jackson also said she'd review all the filings before deciding whether to hold a January 25 hearing on the issue. Mueller's team has also charged Kilimnik with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice.

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